Health Headlines for Monday, October 31
Forget national headlines; Here’s what you need to know about Obamacare in CNY
Syracuse Post Standard
Some Central New Yorkers will pay more for Obamacare coverage in 2017, but nowhere near the national average premium increase of 25 percent.
NY’s health exchange opens with expanding enrollment
Democrat & Chronicle
New York’s health exchange will open for its annual enrollment Tuesday as the number of customers soars and amid ongoing questions about the future of the national program.
Why New York’s health insurance market stands out
Politico New York
New York State of Health, the online market created by the Affordable Care Act, opens for its fourth year of business on Tuesday amid national angst that President Barack Obama’s signature law is doomed to a death spiral that will push health insurance beyond the reach of most Americans.
The Feds are starting to dig in at the biggest middle-man in the pharmaceutical game
Business Insider
The Feds are gunning for the biggest middle man in the American pharmaceutical game, Express Scripts, according to government filings published on Tuesday along with the company’s earnings.
Insulin Prices Soar While Drugmakers’ Share Stays Flat
Wall Street Journal
Insulin prices are soaring, creating pain for patients whose lives depend on the injectable drug—yet most of the revenue from the increases isn’t going to the drug manufacturers.
Medicaid Finds Opportune Time to Offer Birth Control: Right After Birth
New York Times
Last month, Akia Gayle gave birth to her third child. Sixteen hours later, while she was still in her hospital bed, a doctor implanted a matchstick-size plastic rod in her left arm because she did not want to have a fourth.